A reforma trabalhista de 2017 à luz da categoria trabalho humano na doutrina social da Igreja

Abstract

This study analyzes the 2017 Labor Reform through the lens of the category “Human Work” within the Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church (SDC). It explores the conception of work as an ethical and social dimension, contrasting it with the social and economic impacts of the flexibilizations introduced by Law 13,467/2017. The research adopts a transdisciplinary approach, anchored in the legal, ethical-theological, historical-sociological fields, making use of Sociology of work categories and Catholic social teaching. This study aims to contribute to the debate on the meanings of work in the contemporary context, presenting the SDC as a potential ethical reference to rethink dignified and sustainable work models. This research is located in the Science of Religion, in the systematic studies of religions and in its tradition of studies on the normative functions of belief systems and religions. The research seeks to unveil the different meanings attributed to work in different times and societies, from an etymological analysis to the socio-philosophical perspectives of dialectical materialism. We also seek to understand the complexity of work as a social and historical construction, analyzing how work relations were shaped by different economic, political and social contexts, and how these transformations impacted the lives of Brazilian workers. The aim was to demonstrate that the Catholic Church has a long tradition of defending workers' rights and promoting social justice. The Church's view of work is based on the belief that every human being has the right to decent work and that the economy should serve human beings, and not the other way around. We have as a theoretical reference the production of Élio Gasda and his criticism of the work society